10/29/2010

Hi folks! Isn’t it totally WONDERFUL that it’s finally FRIDAY!?!?! Wohoo, I’m sooo happy about that. I’ve decided to take a complete work free weekend. And actually scrap some… I still have a work day to complete though, so this will be a quick one. I made a card using Laura’s sketch #64 over at 2Sketches4You.

All stamps are from Prickley Pear’s clear stamp sets. The cardinal bird, sentiment and snowflakes are from the Cardinal set while the tree branches are from the Ornaments set. And here is the fun sketch:

Over to my good news! I was asked to join the team over at Svensk Scrapbooking (Swedish scrap forum and blog) and I’m totally thrilled about it!! The ladies and few gents over there are the sweetest ever, and the atmosphere is totally supportive and cheerful. Soooo, I’m one happy lady!

10/27/2010

Hi! I thought I’d try brighten this gloomy day up with a DT page for Scrap-Perra about a happy couple on their wedding day. They, my cousin and wife, are arriving at the reception after the wedding ceremony and they look sooo happy!

The papers used are Pink Paislee Parisian Anthology, my current favorite papers with amazing embossed details. If you want details about the page, like products used (in Swedish) and some close ups, you can find it in THIS post over at Scrap-Perra’s blog.

I have a lot of catching up to do, a couple of cards to share, some sweet awards received in the last couple of weeks (I know, totally ungrateful!) and some super FUN news. It will come, but it’s been rather busy lately. Work intrudes on my scrap- and computer time. Like now, I have to go finish reading a book titled Relationer mellan bruk och omland i östra Småland 1750-1900 - I wont even try to translate that one, but trust me – it’s a killer!

All the papers are fabbie MME Blackbird. Love this stuff, and also love the pumpkin digi, it was supha fun to paper piece it. Lot’s of dimension on this one. And stickles, and trust me, the stickles looks so much better in real life!!!

I’m also entering this card in Sketchy Colors new challenge – to use Green, orange and black! I did! I did!!! LOL!!!

Hop on over to the 365 cards blog and check out the FAB creations of the DT!!!

And before I go, I’d like to share the card I sent for my dad, using my son’s favorite stamp (he picked it himself at the store, and said I HAD to use it for this card). Totally CUTE!

10/22/2010

I’m so happy to wake up to FRIDAY! YAY! This week has been busy, and after today’s seminar I say the work week is over. And I’ll actually go home and make a card!!! Yihaaa! And take a tour round blog land which has been sadly neglected lately!

I do have a layout to share, a page using my favorite Christmas line of paper – Holly and Angles by Riddersholm Design.

Beautiful warm colors and lovely patterns and perfect for this layout about my favorite Christmas decoration. Now when the days are getting shorter and the darkness is surrounding us, I long for the day I can finally put it in my window to light up my life. It’s only a month away!!! I’ve played some with mist and stamping. The stamps used, dotted circle and coffee stains are both favorites from Prickley Pear Rubber Stamps.

10/21/2010

Here is a layout I did with my DT-kit from Scrap-Perra. The papers and embellies are mainly The Girl’s Paperie – Paper Girl. Loooove this stuff, and it was perfect for a layout about my sweet mom. Feminine and colorful, just like her!

The layout is about our our newly invented tradition – to go to crops together, in spring and autumn (or whenever Svensk Scrapbooking is having their Expos…). It’s so much fun, spending time together just the two of us (and all the other scrap crazy ladies…). If you want some close ups and product info in Swedish – it’s all on the Scrap-Perra blog in THIS post

10/18/2010

I have been a part of A Page in Time’s amazing Design Team for two years and it’s been soooo much fun. I’ve learnt so much and had ooozes of fun with the lovely girls, both on the team and the forum participants, so it’s kind of sad to say good bye. But it’s time to move on and here is my last page as part of the team. It’s made as a sample for the October Challenge – to use themed paper for something else than that particular theme.

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I used the amazing Halloweenish Blackbird papers and chipboards from MME, which is part of the October kit. Love this stuff!!! The chippies are darling with some glitter on them!!! I love the cowboy, he is perfect for this page about my boy and the train robbery at the amusement park High Chapparall a couple of years ago. Have no fear, it all ended well with my boy shooting the bad guy! LOL!

Oki doki. Thank you girls at A Page in Time! It's been fun, and I'll pop in and say hi on the forum!!!

I have a card to share too. I got a new package of goodies from Scrap-Perra last week, containing some AWESOME clear stamps - the Parisian Anthology from Pink Paislee (in joint venture with House of Three). And here is my card. Really simple, but with these beautiful stamp, less is more. I clear embossed them to get a more luxious glare﻿ and I'm quite happy with the result.

I have another layout on Scrap-Perra's blog using these stamps and some awesome The Girls' paperie papers and embellies. I'll blog it here tomorrow, but if you want a head start :P or some product information in Swedish, you can find it HERE.

Hop on over to the 365 Cards’ blog and check out all the fabbie cards done by the DT, and I do hope you play along with us!!!

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I have another card with Prickley Pear stamps and die (The Ornaments set) to share. I did it earlier this week, but never came round to take a photo. It’s for Scraplagret’s Non traditional Christmas Challenge – to make a project using mainly pink, purple and/or turquoise colors.

Here are the projects I did last week at the Cyber Crop hosted by Svensk Scrapbooking. I won four challenges (YIHAA!!) AND I won the prize among the ladies who completed all 10 challenges. I got a great title which is totally not translatable!!! But it has something to do with cakes since it was a birthday crop. I can relate to cakes! For sure! Anyway, I’m over the moon and totally honored and I wanted to share all my projects from last weekend: 4 layouts, 4 cards and 2 altered projects.

Thanks for letting me share!!! :):):)

Have a fab weekend!!! I’ll be back tomorrow with Super Sketchy Sunday!

And here is another thank you card I did this weekend, during the crop. It’s using the same stamp as the first one. The challenge was to use NO patterned paper, so I did my own background with clear resist.

10/12/2010

Time Flies – for sure! Where did 2010 go? It’s autumn already, cold and frosty when I woke up today. Had to light i fire this morning. Yikes!!!

365 cards is having a Prickley Pear sponsored week and I thought I’d play along every day. Well, bummer… I couldn’t manage yesterdays card at all. I tried doing that stupid stitching but ended up with a pinned finger and blood all over… Oh well, it was not meant to be. But I did do today’s Tuesday Trio: Gold, Leaf and Ribbon.

I have a layout to share too, it’s my little baker making ginger bread cookies. He is very dedicated to his task! :):):) All products used are from Scrap-Perra and all details about them (in Swedish) and some close ups of the layout can be found on the Scrap-Perra blog in THIS post.

I love how this page came out, and it’s much thanks to the fab sketch from Page Maps.

You can check out the rest of the team’s creations using Prickley Pear Rubber Stamps in the 365 Cards blog. They are BEAUTIFUL!!! And I hope you will play along this week for your chance to wine some lovely rubber!!!

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I’m Cyber Cropping like a mad woman this weekend over at Svensk Scrapbooking. I didn’t craft at all last week so I, and I have lots of new fun products so I’m highly motivated! Plus, the challenges are super inspiring!!! Here are two of the layouts I’ve done so far, both using the oh so lovely MME Alphabet Soup papers.

This is for a lift challenge. The original is AWESOME! But I sort of like my version too. This is from my first vacation as a fat 9 month baby. LOL!!! We spent every summer vacation at this place until I turned 13. And I really loved it though we didn’t have any electricity, indoor toilet or water in the house… It was pure adventure!

This page is made for the color challenge – to use A LOT of colors. And I think I did! The title reads “Free from sin”. We attended a Medieval fair this summer and met this, ehm… monk, or what ever he was. He sold letter of indulgence. Dad bought one for mom. Well, I don’t know… I thought it was way to cheap, and the promise it would last for the whole year to come sounded too good to be true – especially when reconsidering the price, 20 SEK, or less than $3

10/08/2010

I’ve had this super busy week. Haven’t been home in daylight since Monday and haven’t made anything scrap related either. If it wasn’t because of a serious scrap itch, I’d hit the sofa for the rest of the evening. I do have two cards to share that I did Sunday and Monday. First up is a card for Mojo Monday’s sketch challenge #159.

10/05/2010

I bought a couple of new stamp sets at the Scrapbook Expo I attended this weekend. Sooooo I thought I’d ink one of them up and make a card using Kazan’s sketch #62.

And here is the sketch I used:

Talking about shopping…. I’ve got a couple of questions about what I bought, so here is a photo of the pile.

I bough a new trimmer. I’ve had a Fiskars with no ruler marks for ages so with my new orange beauty I’ll start a new life. I’m also happy about my new corner punch and my new Martha Stewart Edge punch. I also got the Alphabet Soup kit, and the October Afternoon Seaside papers. And quite a few of the MME Lost and Found. I alos had the fortune to win one of the challenges (to scrap a group photo of all the scrappy ladies, I blogged it yesterday) and got a nice prize sponsored by Scraplagret.

It’s Cosmo Crickets Material Girl and Garden Variety papers. Yummy!!! I’ll have some serious fun with all of this. That’s for sure!!!